Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Springtime Tulips

 

                                       Sew and Tell
                                       NTT
                                      Midweek Makers
                                      Put Your Foot Dow
                                     Finished or not Friday
                                      Design wall Monday

Monday, May 6, 2024

How to Plot a Payback.

 

How to Plot a Payback by Melissa Ferguson is a delightful Romcom. 

Lavender Rhodes is a long time player on the Neighbors sitcom. She has come a long way from her early roots to make a name for herself. 

Successful screenwriter Finn Masters has been given his dream job, writing for Neighbors. One of Hollywood's longest running sitcoms. The problem lies that he will be in close contact with his nemesis. Lavender has been ruining Finn's life since school years in England. And he just doesn't know how he will avoid her. 

This is a sweet story of hate turned to love. Lavender doesn't even know how she had ruined Finn's acting career. Or broke up his love life. And got him fired the first day of his new job. His plan is for revenge, but it all goes wrong.

I have loved Melissa Ferguson since reading The Cul-De-Sac War. She writes with humor, and it's all clean stories. Lavender and Finn have distinct voices and the chemistry between them keeps you wanting to read just a little bit more to see how it all unfolds. I loved Mrs. Teaberry and the seniors of the apartment building. The secondary characters are well developed with their own flaws.

Definitely a must read is you enjoy a good clean humorous story.

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Saturday, May 4, 2024

I love being a Grandma

 Last weekend we enjoyed having two of our grandchildren for the day.


Lots of laughs, smiles and hugs all around.


I love being a Grandma!


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

April Sew Sampler

 This is my first box from the Fat Quarter Shop.



6 Fat Quarter bundle of Bobbin Blooms Flower Girl by My Sew Quilty Life.

Sew Happy Needle Minder

A Quilty Journal

Bobbin Blooms Quilty Pattern by My Sew Quilty Life.

Crafty Clutch Quilt as You Go Kit

And Block #1 of the Pieceful Baskets pattern 

There is also a coupon for $10 off $50 purchase and 25% off My Sew Quilty Life patterns. Plus a free download of Fat Quarter Flowers Shortcut Quilt pattern.

So what do you think? Did anybody else receive this box from FQS?

Monday, April 29, 2024

Baby quilt

  I've been working on a baby quilt.  It's for a new baby boy, born just a week ago. 


I've got to hurry and get it done, or he will out grow it before he can even use it!

                                       Sew and Tell
                                       NTT
                                      Midweek Makers
                                      Put Your Foot Dow
                                     Finished or not Friday
                                      Design wall Monday

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Shortcut

 I'm sure many of you know this method already, but I'm sharing it today because I found it to be so much easier than cutting half square triangles.

Start with 10" squares right sides together.

Draw an X line point to point.

Then sew all the way around the 10" block 

Cut on the drawn line diagonally each way.
This is what happens....

Give a quick press

Sew them together

You can make all different figurations with these half square triangles.



I'm going with this one.

Happy Quilting!

                                       Sew and Tell
                                       NTT
                                      Midweek Makers
                                      Put Your Foot Dow
                                     Finished or not Friday
                                      Design wall Monday

Monday, April 22, 2024

I'm inspired

Isn't it fun to visit quilt shops? Inspire is the largest quilt shop in our area. Since the pandemic, most of the quilt shops have closed. And two more are slated to close soon. Inspire will be moving. The owner has sold the building and is retiring. But I was told they have a new location and will be moving in the summer.  Of course they are having sales so they won't have to move ALL the fabric.

Always lots of inspiration.





And a peek through the glass
Happy Quilting!